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Post by jsonchiu on Aug 20, 2009 18:40:28 GMT -8
A clever Usul figured out a great way to catch fish in the Underwater Fishing Cavern. The first day she went fishing, she caught exactly 31416 pounds of fish! Even though she had more fish than she knew what to do with, she decided to go fishing again the next day. And she caught exactly 40% of what she caught the day before, which was still a lot of fish. She continued fishing every day, and every day she caught exactly 40% of what she caught the previous day. If she continued fishing every day for twenty years, how many pounds of fish, total, would she catch? Please round to the nearest pound.
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Victor, you should know (hint: geometric series).
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Post by fudgikillz on Aug 20, 2009 18:47:58 GMT -8
What is a "geometric series"?
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 20, 2009 19:03:13 GMT -8
42
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 20, 2009 19:03:38 GMT -8
Didn't read the question btw
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Post by jsonchiu on Aug 20, 2009 19:42:18 GMT -8
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 20, 2009 20:56:15 GMT -8
Well, is it 42??
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Post by jsonchiu on Aug 20, 2009 21:32:49 GMT -8
Maybe it's time to read the question?
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 20, 2009 22:16:20 GMT -8
It could be 42
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Post by chaotic on Aug 21, 2009 14:51:00 GMT -8
Austin, you're a dumbass.
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Post by popehitler on Aug 21, 2009 19:32:03 GMT -8
52,360?
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Post by jsonchiu on Aug 21, 2009 20:42:30 GMT -8
Good job
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 21, 2009 20:53:58 GMT -8
I was rounding to the nearest 43
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Post by jsonchiu on Aug 21, 2009 21:03:08 GMT -8
the question asks you to round to the nearest pound even if rounded to the nearest 43, it would be 52374, NOT 42
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 21, 2009 22:06:02 GMT -8
I meant to put 42 it was a typo
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Post by fudgikillz on Aug 21, 2009 22:23:00 GMT -8
Dammit, i got 52,361.
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Post by Wigglesnapper on Aug 21, 2009 22:29:19 GMT -8
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Post by wazza on Feb 15, 2010 17:37:32 GMT -8
its obviously 42 cuz austin is the best at math gees jason i though at lest you would know that...
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